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Saturday, 9 February 2013

My Seed Collection

So I figured that, seeing as I've taken delivery of a load more seeds (with more yet to come), it would be a good time to do a review of what seeds I own now, and which I am tempted to plant immediately.

So here is a kinda boring update for you I'm sure, but a really useful one for myself.

I have planting plans for later today which might even happen and, if they do come to pass, I will do another blog tomorrow with more interest in it.

Opened Packets

Spring Onions - White Lisbon

Red Onion - F1 Kamal

Unknown variety of chillis

Ghost Chilli Peppers (2 seeds only)

Basil

Rosemary

Thyme

Sage

Sweetcorn - Jubilee F1

Broccoli - Calabrese F1 Green Magic

Lettuce - Regina dei ghiacci

Unopened Packets - food

Strawberry - F1 Sarian

Cauliflower - Galleon

Broccoli - F1 Claret - sprouting

Red Onion - F1 Kamal

Artichoke - Violet de Provence

Artichoke - Green Globe Improved

Tomato - Gardener's Delight

Tomato - Moneymaker

Unopened Packets - flowers

Nasturtium - Jewel of Africa

Forget-me-not - Bobo mixed

Teasel - Hardy Biennial

Geranium - Maverick Mixed

Foxglove Excelsior

Globe Thistle - Echinops Ruthenicus

All the seed packets as described above.

My two very precious Ghost Chilli Pepper seeds, given to me in a taped shut plastic CD wallet; classy

So, this is what is currently in my seed box and I am going to have to choose what to plant.

Before I go into that, however, look what arrived for me to help me growing my Ghost Chilli Peppers:

I am going to plant my two seeds in this right after completing this blog post, and I will be back with a post about that tomorrow.

I have been collecting toilet rolls to use as planters for carrots and parsnips. My seed review has revealed that, where I thought I had some, I really don't so this will now go onto my shopping list.

Toilet rolls being collected for use as planters for carrots and parsnips. The tray they are in will be the water resevoir

Last little updates, while at the shop just now I picked up a growing Chive plant and we wanted an adult Coriander plant so we have one of those also; the thought being we do not know how long it will be until the home-grown coriander will be ready to eat.

About Me

I am a normal(ish) 30ish male who is considering the benefits (and possibility) of 'homesteading' and self sufficiency while holding down a full time job AND a full time business. I hope to write about my successes and (hopefully fewer) failures here, so others can be inspired and maybe get on with it themselves.